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\ viTi t rin LITURGY AND LIFE Reflections on Epiphany CONTINUED FROM PAGE 4 of Christ’s manifestation of himself to the world. Scattered through the Masses of the feast and its ctave, and especially in the Divine Office, there re references to Christ’s two other great self- 'anifestations: his baptism by Saint John in the Jrdan river and his first miracle at the wedding brquet in Cana. At the Epiphany Christ comes to the world as a bridegroom. He celebrates his wedding with the Church and invites us to the banquet of the Eu charist. At Christmas we celebrate Christ’s birth and our re-birth in Him. ■n the feast itself we focus on the adoration te Magi, the ambassadors of the gentile world, whcsaw Christ’s star and hastened unhesitant- in gl.to adore him. On the octave day, January 13, ue t’mmemorate Christ’s baptism, when the Fa ther’ voice offered to the world its Savior; “Thisis my beloved Son: hear him.” Finally, on the second Sunday after the feast we recall the wat r changed miraculously into wine, Christ’s first ”i n g” at which "his disciples belived in him.” At the Epiphany we celebrate his spiritual marriage with the Church and with our souls. This joyful picture is outlined for us in the an tiphon at Lauds in the Breviary: ‘Today the Church is joined to her heavenly bridegroom, for Christ has washed away her sins in the Jordan: the wise men hasten with gifts to the royal wed ding, and the guests are made glad with wine made out of water. Alleluia.” THE P.RTICULAR joy of the Epiphany is like that of a carriage with its parties and banquet and gaiety , The image of a wedding least is very often teed in Holy Scripture and the liturgy. We are the guests who have been washed clean and who need to hurry to the banquet with our gifts. "We, too,” said St. Leo, preaching on the Epiphany centuries ago, "are to taste the joys of the Magi, for the mystery which is accom plished on this day is not to remain confined to it. Through the munificence of God and the power of his goodness, we in our day enjoy the reality whereof the Magi had the first fruits.” QUESTION BOX People In Other Planets? BY MONSICNOR J. D. CONWAY Q. ENCLOSED IS A CLIPPING FROM OUR LOCAL PAPER. AFtER READING IT I AM IN DOUBT OF EVERYTHING. IF THERE ARE PEOPLE ON OTHER PLANETS THEN GOD CREATED THEM TOO, AND WHY IS THERE NOTHING TO THAT EFFECT MEN- IIONED IN THE OLD OR NEW TESTAMENT AN\ WHERE, AND WHY THEN WAS THE ONLY SON OF GOD BORN IN QUR WORLD ONLY A FEW THOUSAND YEARS AGO? MAYBE I AM OLD FASHIONED, OR JUST OLD (74), BUT I CAN’T BELIEVE THINGS LIKE THAT, AND SO I TURN TO SOMEONE MORE EDUCATED: our own human salvation history, with a few ran dom bits of information about the angels. We can only speculate as to whether "people” of other planets have committed sin and have been re deemed. We simply do not know whether God’s special activities on our earth have any perti nency for them or not. Probably not. They are not children of Adam. Jesus did not become a member of their "race.” A. T hank you, precocious mother - I wish I could say ‘ Grandma.” Your clipping tells about the possibility that there is life, of the intellectual type, on various We humans are very proud and self-centered. Until the time of Copernicus we thought the whole universe centered around us; and it jarred our race to realize that the earth is only a speck in space. Until about 30 years ago we had the con solation of thinking our solar system was the cen ter of the Milky Way, at least. Then we found we were 30 thousand light years off center. Now we are faced with the possibility that we must share the universe with living, thinking beings which are not human. other planets of our universe. exists for us alone? I believe it is quite possible, and nothing to get upset about The universe is vast beyond* the range of imagination, and there are many billions of stars and planets in it. Why should we be so conceited as to believe that w e are the cen- so selfish as to think that it There must be a billion stars in the Milky v'ay alone which have planets whirling around tern, as we whirl around the sun. Is it difficult imagine that some of those planets might ve temperatures, atmosphere, water, etc., apted to high forms of life? Well, at least it is plenty big for all of us. If you started as a child, on the fastest rocket, to visit our nearest neighbors you would die of old age before you reached them. *** Q. I AM EXPERIENCING A CONFUSION AS TO WHAT IS THE CORRECT RULE FOR OBSERVING HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION, OTHER THAN AT TENDING MASS. ON LAST DECEMBER 8, A SATURDAY, MANY PEOPLE DID THEIR CHRIST MAS SHOPPING AND ALL THE STORES AND SERVICES WERE OPEN. IT IS MY IMPRES SION THAT THE SAME RULE APLLIES AS ON SUNDAY AND THAT WE SHOULD NOT SHOP ON HOLY DAY. laybe the civilization on some of those pla ns is farther advanced than ours. Maybe "peo- Pf ax e sitting up there trying to study us with 8H telescopes, or to make contact with us by P° r "ful radio signals. They are so far away ro us that if they started spying on us the day Te born we would be grown men before tneytjid see us. Confusing? A. In principle the same rule does apply. We find the law in Can. 1248: we should abstain from servile work and from "forensic acts” (e.g. court sessions), and also, unless there is legitimate custom to the contrary, from public marketing, merchandising, and other public buy ing and selling. AbuVhe salvation status of "people” on other planes e know nothing. Revelation tells us only It is my belief that we do have a legitimate custom to the contrary in our country, for those four Holy Days which are not legal holidays; the Ascension, Assumption, All Saints and the Immaculate Conception. I do not advise you to shop on these days if it can be reasonably a- voided. GEORGIA PINES I risons Under Fire? BY FATHL R> D0NALD KIERNAN Much has bcj wr i tten lately about the Georgia prisons and juc n g f rom t he cartoons and editor ials ot late, a t more j S y et to be said. Even a cursor y glance ^ p a p er would leave one with the impression v t something is wrong with our penal system. tern and his treatment of clergymen of all faiths shows that he recognizes the spiritual as impor tant as the hysical in the rehabilitation of cri minals. The latest char is t j lat it i s Addled with politics and sometlg nee d s to be done imme diately is the clamokj QW j donotthink that any- on6 iving in the state would . 1 naive as to think politics 1 ih nv in some way mixed up in ■ t “ e Ministration. But this [ he a \i n ist ra tion. But this word cities'* h as SU ch a bad meanin, toc j ay t | iat whenever iS seems to put an im 1 ", 1 ® condemnation on the topic for Kuss i on> IN MY parish lies what is reckoned to be the "toughest” of them all. On occasions prisoners has done much to attract the attention of the press by their actions. However, w ithout fail, whenever I have visited Buford the prisoners have told me that while it is not a sea-side motel, it is only as rough as the individual wants to make it. Officials at the Buford Rock Quarry have always treated me with kindness, respect and courtesy. The same has been true of the prisoners. Bob Balckom of Reidsville, the largest prison in Georgia, has the respect and admiration of prison officials all over the country. His handling of this "smalltown” with the resources at his dis posal is truly commendable. OF COURSE, the easiest b (he world ls to run someone else s job. Wd , tae [hls holds true of the prison systei Fra ‘ . don . IfnOW enniltrh iKniif fhf svsfem ' ’ know enough about the system #ither lse or condemn, however. 1 feel *££ about some of the men Involves . a word of encouragement. Furt rmore ( have visited enough of prisons and talk , 0 enough to at least be aware oh, P sltuaUon . A recent Senate investigation conducted by the state gave the system a clean report. Abuses and irregularities were pointed out, true. How ever, the administration of the system as a whole is certainly headed in the right direction. The first problem facing Jack Fox, is the budget he has and the amount of paj, , custodians. This is a real probler Th 8 involved is so poor that it would * V ' impossible to hire anything but a retin next *° in some cases one without any ambiti kind of work is not inspired by either , or profession. Personally* I like Jack Fo . His appointment of a Chaplain for the pria" ’ sys* WHETHER or not "politics” was involved in this report, I do not know. As a matter of fact I would not even venture to say. 1 was pleased to note that the Governor-elect has not bowed to pressure and before any condemnations are issued from Capitol hill, he has employed the services of a penal -expert to conduct his own investigation. It's certainly good to know that no one is running Carl, and that Carl is running the state. Summing it all up though, fundamentally I think the problem is one of budget; and were Jack For rester given the money he needs I think our prisons could become a model in penal administration. GEORGIA BULLETIN, JANUARY 11, 1963 PAGE 5 FOR WORLD NEEDY ,W U.S. Bishops Relief Fund Drive Scheduled in March WASHINGTON (NC) — The 17th annual appeal of the U. S. Bishops Relief Fund which maintains the world’s largest voluntary relief agency will be conducted nationwide from March 17 to 24. meet world,’ said. daily throughout the Archbishop O’Boyle help the socio-economic de pression problems in underde veloped countries. Washington’s A r c h b 1- shop Patrick A. O'Boyle, chair man of the National Catholic Welfare Conference adminis trative board, said a minimum goal of $5 million for the 1963 appeal had been fixed. THE ARCHBISHOP said the annual campaign during Lent among the more than five mil lion students in U.S. Catholic schools and colleges again will be conducted in 1963 as part of the appeal. THE FUND supports Catho lic Relief Services—NCWC, worldwide relief and rehabilita tion agency of U.S. Catholics, which in 1962 operated a pro gram valued at $ 165 million. It brought aid to some 30 million hungry and homeless persons in more than 70 countries, Ar chbishop O’Boyle said in a let ter to members of the U.S. The students’ campaign will open on Ash Wednesday, Feb ruary 27. Through Lenten sa crifices and other contributions the nation’s Catholic school children in recent years have raised a million dollars an nually for the fund. CRS—NCWC has been in strumental in establishing com munity development centers, housing and health programs, farm cooperatives, training schools, hospitals, dispensa ries and other projects in many of the countries in which it operates. Hierarchy. Archbishop O’Boyle empha sized that the aid given by CRS —NCWC throughout the world is dispensed solely on the basis of need. Race, creed or color of the unfortunate millions assist- In conjunction with the U. S. Government's Alliancefor Pro gress program, CRS-NCWC ha- expanded child feeding pro grams in Latin America, enab ling thousands of children to gain health and strength. The appeal will be climaxed with the traditional Laetare Sunday collection to be con ducted in Catholic churches throughout the country on March 24—the wellspring of the Bis hops' Relief Fund. ed are disregarded, he stres sed. Northeast Plaza Barber Shop Satisfied? Tell A Friend, If Not Please Tell Us 3357 Buford Hwy. Atlanta DURING the Second Vatican Council, His Holiness Pope John XXIII Repeatedly expressed to U. S. Bishops his gratitude for the generosity of American Ca tholics in charitable endeavors, Archbishop O’Boyle said. FOR THE sixth consecutive year during 1962, Archbishop O’Boyle said, overseas ship ments by CRS—NCWC totaled more than one billion pounds of food, clothing, medicines and other relief supplies. CRS— NCWC shipments during 1962 were at an all-time high—ex ceeding shipments of any pre vious year by 198,000 tons, the Archbishop said. by Edwin 3996 Peachtree Rd., N.E. Brookhaven CE. 3-5537 THREE selected frames from a filmstrip entitled "Freeway to Education” illustrate the story of a Catholic family denied school bus transportation despite the fact that the parents pay taxes like other citizens. The filmstrip was produced by the Catechetical Guild Educational Society in St. Paul, Minn., and depicts the plight of parochial school children in 32 states who are not allowed to ride on tax supported school buses. "In the audience that the Holy Father granted to us, he empha sized time and again his deep appreciation of the worldwide charity of our American Catho lics and told us how heavily he leans upon us in the great needs that the Church must The CRS—NCWC programs of food and clothing distribu tions in Asia, Africa and Latin America have been expanded in recent months. In supervising the expanded programs the agency’s relief and welfare workers have been active in implementing long-range and self-help projects designed to Decatur Reweavers & Mary3 Mending Shop Reasonable Prices 140 Sycamore DR 7-3097 Decatur BY CARDINAL ..roi U* l » b Jlii Bring Marian Studies To Wider Audience, Mariologists Urged BOSTON (NC)—The prob lem of conveying the findings of Marian theology to a larger, non-specialized and even non- Catholic public was considered at the 14th annual convention of the Mariological Society of America here. O’Connor is presently in Tue bingen, Germany, and was un able to accept the award in person, but he sent a message expressing gratitude and urg ing the Marian scholars to bring their work to a wider audience. Richard Cardinal Cushing, Archbishop of Boston, and Fa ther Edward D. O’Connor, C. S.C., president of the society, who received its annual Mario logical Award for outstanding studies in the field, both re ferred to the problem in state ments to the convention (Jan. 2-3). "WE HAVE not yet expounded this major mystery of our Faith in such wise as to bring home its meaning to all who approach it with open minds and good will,” he said. served, theology is "not only a disinterested investigation of truth, but also a deepening of acquaintance with a person.” The apparent cold intellectua- lism of theological treatises is actually a counterpart to the warmth of the theologian’s love, ty stands under the obligation of fructifying. C&S REALTY COMPANY “Specialists in Commercial and Industrial Real Estate” Suite 200 Henry Grady Bid?. Atlanta 3. Ga. Warehouses, Stores, Mfg. Plants, Acreage, Shopping Center Dev., ^ h Industrial Dev., Subdivision Dev., Insurance S24-2052 MIKE & STEVE SERTICH CARDINAL Cushing, wel coming the delegates, suggest ed that the society publish a quarterly magazine presenting Marian theology in terms ap propriate for the average lay man. He proposed the title Mary Today for the magazine and advised that it parallel the magazine the Bible Today, which presents biblical studies in popular language. Theology should promote pie ty, Father O’Connor said, and this is particularly true of Ma rian theology. Unlike other branches of knowledge, he ob- ”IT WAS when scholastic theology was divorced from ar dent piety that it became, first a frivolous intellectual game, and then a labyrinth of into lerable subtleties,” he added. FRED A. YORK PEST CONTROL SERVICE Our Slogan — Nearly Right Won't Do Our Service — Always Guaranteed Our Products On Sale At Office CALL FOR FREE INSPECTION OR INFORMATION 766 Stale Si.. N. W Phone TR. 5-8376 Atlanta. Ga. OREaTER ATLANTA "Just as our intellectual work needs to be conducted in a spi rit of piety,” he advised his fellow theologians, "so our pie- $0(AIQi" ™ fRf SA,INGS wjf" IN MARYLAND Catholicism Comes TRI-CITY FEDERAL SAVINGS & LOAN ASSO. aPPZk PO. 7-9774 4/2% FUR ANNUM Anticipated Rate, July i, 1962 to December 31, 19tvj. 606 S CENTRAL AV{ • HAPfVILLE GA To Bethlehem USA "I don’t want another of the thousand leaflets and booklets on novenas, litanies and de votions to Our Blessed Lady,” he said. "1 want a practical presentation of your scholar ship.” WILMINGTON, Del. (NC)— The Catholic Church has come to the little town of Bethlehem— Bethlehem, Md., that is. He described popular devo tion to Mary today as "tremen dously inspirational” but in need of "deeper intellectual roots.” Circumstances connected with the opening of the little Church of the Holy Child there were unusual. Then Francis Ewing came up with the idea of establishing a Catholic church in Bethlehem. The town had a ready-made church, used in former years by Methodists who had moved on to nearby Preston, leaving the edifice vacant. CARDINAL Cushing offered to subsidize the expenses of publishing a new, popular maga zine for the first year. At pre sent, the society also published Marian Studies, a periodical devoted to learned papers in the Mariological field. The so ciety appointed a committee to consider the possibility of a second publication, as suggest ed by the Cardinal. BETHLEHEM is in Caroline County, Md., one of the nine counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore in the Wilmington, Del., diocese. The town has only some 30 houses, but 4 Catholic families reside in the area. The Catholics had been going to Mass in the nearby towns of Easton, Denton, Secretary and Seaford. THE UNUSEDformer Metho dist church which seats 115 was located on a tract governed by a real estate covenant which stipulated the property never again could be used for church purposes. Ewing found a way around the restriction. He con sulted a lawyer, who agreed nothing would prevent use of the church if it were moved to a new location. Established 1894 Distributors and Underwriters of Investment Securities Since 1894 RHODES-HAVERTY BULDG., ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA Jackson 1-0316 Long Distance 421 Objector Plea Father O’Connor, president of the society, received its annual award, which is named in honor of Bishop John J. Wright of Pittsburgh and given each year to a person who has made outstanding contributions to Marian studies. Father WASHINGTON (NC)— The U. S. Supreme Court has refused to review the conviction of a con scientious objector who refus ed to submit to induction into the armed forces. The property owners sold the church for $300, Ewing re cruited other Catholics in Bethlehem and the church was moved to a location across the road from its original site. The court did not comment on its action (Jan. 7) in dismissing the appeal of Charles Henry Beaver of Gibsonville, N.C. So the first Christmas Mass in many years was offered in Bethlehem* A congregation of 130 packed the timy church. ^Ewing ’s 19-year-old son, Leroy, described the scene: yThey were standing up and down the aisles, It was great.” Slitter & McLellan 1023 MORTGAGE GUARANTEE BUILDING *i JAckaon 5-2086 0 uj [ lJ ATLANTA* GEORGIA Where Insurance Is A Profession .. . Not A Sideline